Nandita Sinha joins from Myntra, where she served as CEO. (LinkedIn)
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Nandita Sinha, IIT alumna and former Myntra head, named CEO of Swiggy’s Instamart

Swiggy has appointed former Myntra CEO Nandita Sinha as the new Chief Executive Officer of its quick commerce platform Instamart, effective August 3. Nandita Sinha…

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Monsoon revival boosts summer crop planting in India

Konark: A revival in monsoon rains has accelerated planting of summer-sown crops such as cotton, soybean and rice across much of India, sharply reducing an…

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Anthropic, Nvidia and Big AI: Great rift on open models, chips and distillation

Days after a number of artificial intelligence (AI) companies came together in support for open-weight models, Anthropic has weighed in on why they didn’t join…

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Rapido integrates food delivery platform Ownly into main app
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Rapido integrates food delivery platform Ownly into main app

Ride-hailing platform Rapido has integrated its food delivery platform Ownly into its main app, allowing Bengaluru users to order meals alongside booking bike taxis, autorickshaws…

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India’s new import rule that could make homes and infrastructure costlier

India’s heavy reliance on imported PVC resin could make everything from water pipes and electrical cables to plumbing fittings more expensive after the Directorate General…

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Plastic notes in India coming soon: Why govt wants polymer banknotes, which countries use them and how these currencies help

The Indian government has approved the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) proposal to introduce RBI polymer notes in the ₹10 and ₹20 denominations for field…

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Weak investments, higher oil prices to slow India’s GDP growth to 6.6% in FY27: Poll

Bengaluru: India’s economic growth is expected to slow sharply this fiscal year from last year’s robust expansion and recover only modestly the following year, a…

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HDFC Bank fines 3 top executives in MSRDC case (Representative image/REUTERS)
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HDFC Bank fines 3 top executives in MSRDC case

HDFC Bank’s board on Monday issued warning letters and levied a ₹1 lakh penalty on three top officials of the bank, after announcing the completion…

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US, India expanding cooperation in defence, civil nuclear sector, says senior US official

Washington: The US and India are expanding defence and civil nuclear cooperation, including the adoption of trusted AI and other emerging technologies powering the economy,…

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Krutrim trims staff again, this time by another half
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Krutrim trims staff again, this time by another half

Artificial intelligence (AI) startup Krutrim has laid off 20-25 employees or nearly half of its workforce over the past few days in the second round…

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